ST. LOUIS – Tens of millions of parents across America are expected to search for new schools for their children in 2026—including moms and dads right here in the St. Louis area.
Beginning Sunday, January 25, National School Choice Week will give families in Missouri and across the country new opportunities to begin their school searches. The Week shines a positive spotlight on the full range of K–12 options available to families. Parents in the Show Me State can select traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, online learning, homeschooling, and microschooling and mix-and-match learning for their kids.
School choice is the process of parents selecting learning environments that best match their children’s needs, interests, and talents. Over the past five years, more than 30 states have taken action to give families greater flexibility in how and where their children learn.
To help parents navigate those options, National School Choice Week will feature more than 28,000 events and activities nationwide. In the greater St. Louis area, 210 schools and nonprofit organizations will host school fairs, open houses, parent information nights, and community forums. Statewide, 400+ schools with a combined enrollment of more than 110,000 students will participate.
“Families in Missouri have more choices for their children’s education today than at any other time in history,” said Andrew Campanella, CEO of the National School Choice Awareness Foundation, the Week’s organizer. “We encourage moms and dads to use National School Choice Week as a springboard to explore their options and find learning environments where their children have even greater opportunities to reach their fullest potential.”
Families can find step-by-step information about the education options available in Missouri at https://myschoolchoice.com/missouri and details about local events at https://schoolchoiceweek.com/missouri.